Mohammad Jafar Montazeri (Persian: محمدجعفر منتظری; born 1949 in Qom) is an Iranian cleric and jurist, who is the current Head of Supreme Court of Iran since August 6, 2023. He is the former attorney-general of Iran from April 1, 2016 to August 6, 2023.[2] He was previously the Head of Iran's Administrative Justice Court. He is also the current Head of Special Clerical Court.[3]
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri | |
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| Head of Supreme Court of Iran | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Mortazavi Moghaddam |
| Prosecutor-General of Iran | |
| In office 1 April 2016 – 6 August 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Sadeq Larijani |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Raisi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Movahedi-Azad |
| Head of Special Clerical Court | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Ali Khamenei |
| Preceded by | Ali Razini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Qom, Iran |
| Political party | Combatant Clergy Association[1] |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary |
References
edit- ^ "عضو جدید جامعه روحانیت مبارز معارفه شدند". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ حکم انتصاب حجتالاسلام منتظری بهعنوان دادستانکل کشور صادر شد
- ^ "انتصاب روسای جدید دیوان عدالت اداری". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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